Module: Split::Helper

Included in:
EncapsulatedHelper::ContextShim
Defined in:
lib/split/helper.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#ab_test(metric_descriptor, control = nil, *alternatives) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 4

def ab_test(metric_descriptor, control=nil, *alternatives)
  if RUBY_VERSION.match(/1\.8/) && alternatives.length.zero? && ! control.nil?
    puts 'WARNING: You should always pass the control alternative through as the second argument with any other alternatives as the third because the order of the hash is not preserved in ruby 1.8'
  end

  # Check if array is passed to ab_test: ab_test('name', ['Alt 1', 'Alt 2', 'Alt 3'])
  if control.is_a? Array and alternatives.length.zero?
    control, alternatives = control.first, control[1..-1]
  end

  begin
  experiment_name_with_version, goals = normalize_experiment(metric_descriptor)
  experiment_name = experiment_name_with_version.to_s.split(':')[0]
  experiment = Split::Experiment.new(experiment_name, :alternatives => [control].compact + alternatives, :goals => goals)
  control ||= experiment.control && experiment.control.name

    ret = if Split.configuration.enabled
      experiment.save
      start_trial( Trial.new(:experiment => experiment) )
    else
      control_variable(control)
    end

  rescue => e
    raise(e) unless Split.configuration.db_failover
    Split.configuration.db_failover_on_db_error.call(e)

    if Split.configuration.db_failover_allow_parameter_override && override_present?(experiment_name)
      ret = override_alternative(experiment_name)
    end
  ensure
    unless ret
      ret = control_variable(control)
    end
  end

  if block_given?
    if defined?(capture) # a block in a rails view
      block = Proc.new { yield(ret) }
      concat(capture(ret, &block))
      false
    else
      yield(ret)
    end
  else
    ret
  end
end

#ab_user ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 105

def ab_user
  @ab_user ||= Split::Persistence.adapter.new(self)
end

#begin_experiment(experiment, alternative_name = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 99

def begin_experiment(experiment, alternative_name = nil)
  alternative_name ||= experiment.control.name
  ab_user[experiment.key] = alternative_name
  alternative_name
end

#clean_old_versions(experiment) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 121

def clean_old_versions(experiment)
  old_versions(experiment).each do |old_key|
    ab_user.delete old_key
  end
end

#doing_other_tests?(experiment_key) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 117

def doing_other_tests?(experiment_key)
  keys_without_experiment(ab_user.keys, experiment_key).length > 0
end

#exclude_visitor? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 109

def exclude_visitor?
  instance_eval(&Split.configuration.ignore_filter)
end

#finish_experiment(experiment, options = {:reset => true}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 57

def finish_experiment(experiment, options = {:reset => true})
  return true unless experiment.winner.nil?
  should_reset = experiment.resettable? && options[:reset]
  if ab_user[experiment.finished_key] && !should_reset
    return true
  else
    alternative_name = ab_user[experiment.key]
    trial = Trial.new(:experiment => experiment, :alternative => alternative_name, :goals => options[:goals])
    call_trial_complete_hook(trial) if trial.complete!

    if should_reset
      reset!(experiment)
    else
      ab_user[experiment.finished_key] = true
    end
  end
end

#finished(metric_descriptor, options = {:reset => true}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 76

def finished(metric_descriptor, options = {:reset => true})
  return if exclude_visitor? || Split.configuration.disabled?
  metric_descriptor, goals = normalize_experiment(metric_descriptor)
  experiments = Metric.possible_experiments(metric_descriptor)

  if experiments.any?
    experiments.each do |experiment|
      finish_experiment(experiment, options.merge(:goals => goals))
    end
  end
rescue => e
  raise unless Split.configuration.db_failover
  Split.configuration.db_failover_on_db_error.call(e)
end

#is_ignored_ip_address? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 140

def is_ignored_ip_address?
  return false if Split.configuration.ignore_ip_addresses.empty?

  Split.configuration.ignore_ip_addresses.each do |ip|
    return true if defined?(request) && (request.ip == ip || (ip.class == Regexp && request.ip =~ ip))
  end
  false
end

#is_robot? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 136

def is_robot?
  defined?(request) && request.user_agent =~ Split.configuration.robot_regex
end

#not_allowed_to_test?(experiment_key) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 113

def not_allowed_to_test?(experiment_key)
  !Split.configuration.allow_multiple_experiments && doing_other_tests?(experiment_key)
end

#old_versions(experiment) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 127

def old_versions(experiment)
  if experiment.version > 0
    keys = ab_user.keys.select { |k| k.match(Regexp.new(experiment.name)) }
    keys_without_experiment(keys, experiment.key)
  else
    []
  end
end

#override_alternative(experiment_name) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 95

def override_alternative(experiment_name)
  params[experiment_name] if override_present?(experiment_name)
end

#override_present?(experiment_name) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 91

def override_present?(experiment_name)
  defined?(params) && params[experiment_name]
end

#reset!(experiment) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/split/helper.rb', line 53

def reset!(experiment)
  ab_user.delete(experiment.key)
end